PURPOSE To use Fourier-domain anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT)) to evaluate the main clear corneal incisions (CCIs) in microcoaxial and biaxial cataract surgery, the effects of incision enlargement, and the probable reasons for problematic healing. SETTING Atatürk Training and Research Hospital, 2nd Ophthalmology Department, Ankara, Turkey. DESIGN Cohort study. METHO...

background: correct statistical data plays a significant role in evaluating the performance of an organization. managers are mainly expected to use the results of statistical analysis and statisticians are assumed to collect, analyze and interpret the data. this study is aimed at investigating the causes of statistical inconsistencies from the viewpoint of managers and statisticians in centers ...

oral lichen planus (olp) is a chronic inflammatory disease of oral mucosa, with an immunological origin. atrophic/erosive olp needs appropriate treatment, due to the pain and malignancy potential. topical corticosteroids are the most effective drug therapy and mouthwashes are more effective topical dosage forms for this purpose. however, at present there are no corticosteroid mouthwashes availa...

OBJECTIVE To measure condylar displacement between centric relation (CR) and maximum intercuspation (MIC) in symptomatic and asymptomatic subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS The sample comprised 70 non-deprogrammed individuals, divided equally into two groups, one symptomatic and the other asymptomatic, grouped according to the research diagnostic criteria for temporomandibular disorders (RDC/TMD...

Objective: This research was aimed to explore the effect of line dance on body composition of female students. Methods: Twenty students were selected as the experimental group. The training was arranged 3 times one week. The training included 10 minutes preparation, 40 minutes training, and 10 minutes ending. The maximum heart rate was controlled from 60% to 75%. Moreover, the pulse was control...

The present unicentric, hospital based, non-interventional, cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess the iodine status of pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic at a medical college in Kolkata, India, during the different trimesters of pregnancy and to compare their iodine status with those of age-matched non-pregnant control women. Assessment of the iodine status was based on urin...

OBJECTIVE To compare the difference in diameter of the medullary cavity of the humerus in Arab and South Asian patients in Kuwait. SUBJECTS AND METHODS In 46 patients (29 Arab, 17 South Asian) treated at Al-Razi Hospital, Kuwait, for diaphyseal fracture of the humerus, the medullary cavity of the humerus on the radiographs of the uninjured (contralateral side) was examined. Bone density was a...

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